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. 2020 Jun 26:11:1315.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01315. eCollection 2020.

Psychosocial Work Environment Among Musicians and in the General Workforce in Norway

Anna Détári  1 , Hauke Egermann  1 , Ottar Bjerkeset  2 , Jonas Vaag  2
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Psychosocial Work Environment Among Musicians and in the General Workforce in Norway

Anna Détári et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Musicians suffer from physical and mental health symptoms more frequently than the general population. Although their specific demands and challenges have been researched increasingly in the past, explanations still remain somewhat unclear. We use a large epidemiological data set to compare psychosocial work environment among 1,607 members of the Norwegian Musician's Union with a national sample of 8,517 employees from the general Norwegian workforce. Musicians reported more control over their work; however, they felt less supported and acknowledged, had more work-family conflicts and less motivation, and perceived their work as more demanding compared to the general workforce. In the musician sample, results indicated that classical and contemporary musicians are experiencing a less favorable psychosocial environment in terms of control, demands, and acknowledgment, orchestral players felt less control and soloist less support. Future studies should explore possible interventions to improve musicians' psychosocial work environment.

Keywords: epidemiological study; genre; musicians; musicians’ health; psychosocial work environment; role differences.

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Estimated marginal means with 95% of (A–E) selected work environment variables separated by most frequently performed music genre.
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Estimated marginal means with 95% of (A–C) selected work environment variables separated by role.
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